The beloved series chronicled the misadventures of a large family united when a widower (Robert Reed) and his three sons and a widow (Florence Henderson) and her three daughters get married.

Mike Brady was the perfect TV dad, and Carol Brady was the quintessential MILF, although my 12-year-old version simply perceived her as very cute and charming.

Marcia
Brady (Marcia Marcia Marcia!) was my childhood crush, I was in 7th
heaven whenever an episode centered on her travails. I bore a striking
resemblance to Greg Brady, although I didn’t have his groovy wardrobe or
his singing talent.

Pigtail-wearing
Cindy Brady was the epitome of innocence, I didn’t know any of my
friends or classmates who wouldn’t have traded in their sisters for the
youngest Brady.

As an adult I learned that the actors who portrayed the Brady family were nothing like TV counterparts. Florence Henderson who played the eternally cheerful Carol Brady suffered from clinical depression; Robert Reed who portrayed the All-American Dad Mike Brady was a closeted gay man; and cute-as-a-button Susan Olsen who played Cindy Brady grew up to be a Donald Trump supporter. The horror! The Horror!

Cindy Brady a Trump sycophant? I no longer fear death! Life is horrible and I long for sweet oblivion!